Southend West: byelection win for Tories in seat of killed MP
The Guardian says The Conservatives have held on to the seat of Southend West after a byelection triggered by the killing of Sir David Amess.
The Tory candidate, Anna Firth, ran out as a comfortable winner with 86% of the vote. Labour, the Liberal Democrats and other mainstream political parties chose not to contest the seat.
The byelection was held after Amess was killed at Belfairs Methodist Church in Leigh-on-Sea, Essex on 15 October during a constituency surgery. The 69-year-old had served Southend West since 1997, and Basildon before that since 1983.
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